dismember

/dis'membə/

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cut, tear, or pull the limbs from a body: To separate or remove the limbs, head, or other parts from a living creature or corpse.
   • To divide or break into parts, especially in a destructive way: To take apart the pieces or sections of a structured whole, such as an organization, country, or system.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The forensic report indicated the victim had been dismembered.
  • The ancient empire was dismembered by its conquerors into several smaller states.
  • Corporate restructuring effectively dismembered the old research division.

Advanced Usage

• "to dismember a body": a common forensic and legal phrase describing the act of cutting up a corpse.
  • The killer attempted to hide the crime by dismembering the body.
• Used figuratively to describe the breaking apart of abstract entities.
  • The new policy threatens to dismember the social safety net.

Variants and Related Words

• Dismemberment (n): The act or result of dismembering.
  • The dismemberment of the company led to widespread layoffs.

Synonyms

• Dismantle: To take apart a structure or organization.
• Disjoint: To separate at the joints.
• Amputate: To cut off a limb surgically (specific to living beings).
• Partition: To divide a territory (specific to geographical/political contexts).

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly using the word 'dismember'.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. divide into pieces
   • our department was dismembered when our funding dried up
   • The Empire was discerped after the war
2. separate the limbs from the body
   • the tiger dismembered the tourist

Từ đồng nghĩa

• take apart
• discerp